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John Layfield

Actor / Radio Personality | * 11/29/1966 (57) | Sweetwater, Texas (United States of America (USA))
John Charles Layfield (born November 29, 1966), better known by the ring name Bradshaw or JBL, is an American professional wrestling commentator and retired professional wrestler and football player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he is an ambassador for the company. Layfield is currently a financial commentator and is featured regularly on Fox News and Fox Business. He is also employed by Northeast Securities as its senior vice president. Layfield rose to prominence in WWE during its Attitude Era under the ring name Bradshaw, during which time he became a three-time WWF Tag Team Champion with Ron Simmons as part of the Acolytes Protection Agency (APA), a feared pair of strong and tough mercenaries who, aside from occasionally wrestling and doing "work" for "clients" spent most of their time sitting around in their "office" playing cards, drinking beer, fighting people backstage and then going out to bars and getting into bar fights. In 2004, Simmons retired and the APA separated, and Layfield was rebranded as the heel character JBL— a rough-mannered, brawling, blustering, bad-tempered and bigmouthed Texas elite businessman, driven into the arena by limousine. The gimmick was built off of Layfield's real-life accomplishments as a stock market investor. Later that year,... ()
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John Charles Layfieldis an American retiredprofessional wrestlerand current wrestling commentator/hostforWWE, where he performs under the ring nameJohn "Bradshaw" Layfield(JBL). Outside of his WWE work, Layfield is a financial analyst forFox News. Within WWE, he was previously known by the ring nameBradshaw, and prior to that, the variations Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw and Blackjack Bradshaw (as half ofThe New Blackjackswith Blackjack Windham). As JBL, Layfield wasWWE Championfor280 days. Layfield's maingimmickas JBL—a wealthy,gladhanding, big-mouthed, fiery-tempered businessman—was based on Layfield's real-life accomplishments as a stock market investor. Layfield is a guest panelist onFox News Channel'sThe Cost of Freedom, has appeared onCNBC, and has written a best-selling book on financial planning calledHave More Money Now. Layfield also hosts a weekend talk radio program, syndicated nationally byTalk Radio Network, in which he discusses hisconservativepolitical views.Layfield is also employed by Northeast Securities as itsSenior Vice President. In WWE, Layfield won 24 total championships includingone reignasWWE Champion,one reignasUnited States Champion,one reignasEuropean Champion,seventeen reignsasHardcore Champion,one reignasIntercontinental Champion, andthree reignsasWorld Tag Team ChampionwithFaarooqas part of theAcolytes Protection Agency(APA).He is also recognized as the twentiethTriple Crown Champion, and the Sports Illustrated has said that Layfield "has been accused for years of being a locker room bully", while Deadspin wrote that "backstage tales of Layfield's hazing and bullying have long been legend among hardcore wrestling fans."[136] Dayton Daily News described that "YouTube has dozens of interviews where former [WWE] performers discuss harassment, bullying and taking real blows from Layfield while wrestling him in supposedly choreographed matches." Le Journal de Montréal listed Mark Henry, Matt Hardy, René Duprée, Daivari, and Ivory, among others, as wrestlers who in interviews described Layfield as a bully.In 2010, The Miz referenced Layfield in an onscreen promo about hazing he faced in the locker room early in his career. Layfield admitted to hazing Miz and said that he did not regret doing so.In April 2017, WWE commentator Mauro Ranallo took an absence from WWE, which Dave Meltzer reported had been triggered by hostilities with Layfield. The allegations coincided with the release of former WWE ring announcer Justin Roberts' autobiography, in which he alleged that Layfield encouraged Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury to steal his passport. Angered WWE fans subsequently called on WWE to fire Layfield. On April 22, Newsweek reported that Ranallo and WWE "mutually agreed to part ways", and Ranallo released a statement in which he said his departure had "nothing to do with JBL" after liking tweets that implied JBL was the main reason. Layfield released a statement of his own, stating: "Admittedly, I took part in locker room pranks that existed within the industry years ago. WWE addressed my behavior and I responded accordingly, yet my past is being brought up because of recent unfounded rumors. I apologize if anything I said playing ‘the bad guy’ on a TV show was misconstrued.

Most frequent genres for this person: Action | Drama | Documentaries
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Movies with John Layfield as Actor(110)

as JBL2023 WWE Royal Rumble 2023
as JBL2021 WWE Hall Of Fame 2020
as John "Bradshaw" Layfield2021 WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1
as Bradshaw2021 Never Forget: WWE Returns After 9/11
as himself2020 WWE Payback 2020
as himself2020 WWE Survivor Series 2020
as John "Bradshaw" Layfield2020 WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1
as JBL2019 WWE WrestleMania 35
as JBL2019 Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
as JBL2019 Fighting with My Family
as Himself (rumored)2018 Bipolar Rock 'N Roller
2016 The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship
as JBL (archive footage)2016 WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016 Straight Outta Dudleyville: The Legacy of the Dudley Boyz
as Bradshaw2014 WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
as John "Bradshaw" Layfield2014 WWE Royal Rumble 2014
as John 'Bradshaw' Layfield (archive footage)2012 WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
as Bradshaw / JBL (archive footage)2012 WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
as JBL (archive footage)2011 The John Cena Experience
as JBL2010 WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
as John "Bradshaw" Layfield2009 WWE Royal Rumble 2009
as John "Bradshaw" Layfield2009 WWE WrestleMania XXV
as John "Bradshaw" Layfield2009 WWE No Way Out 2009
as JBL2008 WWE The Great American Bash 2008
as JBL2008 WWE No Mercy 2008
as JBL2008 WWE SummerSlam 2008
as JBL2008 WWE No Way Out 2008
as JBL2008 WWE WrestleMania XXIV
as JBL2008 WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
as JBL2008 WWE One Night Stand 2008
as JBL2008 WWE Backlash 2008
as JBL2008 WWE Judgment Day 2008
as JBL2008 WWE Royal Rumble 2008
as JBL2008 WWE Unforgiven 2008
as JBL2008 WWE Survivor Series 2008
as JBL2007 WWE WrestleMania 23
as John 'Bradshaw' Layfield2007 WWE Unforgiven 2007
as JBL2007 WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man
as JBL2006 WWE Judgment Day 2006
as John "Bradshaw" Layfield (Promo)2006 ECW One Night Stand 2006
as JBL2006 WWE WrestleMania 22
as JBL2006 WWE No Way Out 2006
as JBL2006 WWE Royal Rumble 2006
as JBL2005 WWE No Way Out 2005
as John "Bradshaw" Layfield2005 WWE Survivor Series 2005
as John "Bradshaw" Layfield2005 WWE Judgment Day 2005
as JBL2005 WWE Armageddon 2005
as JBL2005 WWE WrestleMania 21
as John "Bradshaw" Layfield2005 WWE The Great American Bash 2005
as JBL2005 ECW One Night Stand 2005
as JBL2005 WWE Royal Rumble 2005
as JBL2005 WWE SummerSlam 2005
as JBL2005 WWE No Mercy 2005
as JBL2004 WWE The Great American Bash 2004
as JBL2004 WWE SummerSlam 2004
as John "Bradshaw" Layfield2004 WWE No Mercy 2004
as John "Bradshaw" Layfield2004 WWE Judgment Day 2004
as JBL2004 WWE Survivor Series 2004
as Bradshaw2004 WWE WrestleMania XX
as John "Bradshaw" Layfield2004 WWE Armageddon 2004
as Bradshaw2004 WWE No Way Out 2004
as Bradshaw2004 WWE Royal Rumble 2004
as Bradshaw2003 WWE Vengeance 2003
as Bradshaw2003 WWE Survivor Series 2003
as Bradshaw2003 WWE No Mercy 2003
as Bradshaw2002 WWE No Way Out 2002
as Bradshaw2002 WWE Royal Rumble 2002
as Bradshaw2002 WWE Backlash 2002
as Bradshaw2002 WWE Insurrextion 2002
as Bradshaw2002 WWE Wrestlemania X8
as Bradshaw2001 WWE InVasion
as Bradshaw2001 WWE Rebellion 2001
as Bradshaw2001 WWE Royal Rumble 2001
as Bradshaw2001 WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
as Bradshaw2001 WWE Survivor Series 2001
as Bradshaw2001 WWE Insurrextion 2001
as Bradshaw2001 WWE Judgment Day 2001
as Bradshaw2001 WWE SummerSlam 2001
as Bradshaw2000 WWE Unforgiven 2000
as Bradshaw2000 WWE Royal Rumble 2000
as Bradshaw2000 WWE Backlash 2000
as Bradshaw (Ringside)2000 WWE No Way Out 2000
2000 WWE WrestleMania 2000
as Bradshaw2000 WWE Insurrextion 2000
as Bradshaw2000 WWF Fully Loaded 2000
as Bradshaw (Ringside)2000 WWE Armageddon 2000
as Bradshaw2000 WWE No Mercy 2000
as Bradshaw1999 WWE Over the Edge
as Bradshaw1999 WWE Backlash: In Your House
as Bradshaw1999 WWE Fully Loaded 1999
as Bradshaw1999 WWE No Mercy 1999
as Bradshaw1999 WWE Armageddon 1999
as Bradshaw1999 WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999
as Bradshaw1999 WWE SummerSlam 1999
as Bradshaw1999 WWE Rebellion 1999
as Bradshaw1999 WWE Unforgiven 1999
as Bradshaw1999 WWE Survivor Series 1999
as Bradshaw (Appearance)1999 WWE WrestleMania XV
as Bradshaw1998 WWE WrestleMania XIV
as Blackjack Bradshaw1998 WWE Royal Rumble 1998
as Bradshaw1998 WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
as Bradshaw1998 WWE Breakdown: In Your House
as Bradshaw1998 WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
as Justin Bradshaw1998 WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
as Bradshaw1998 WWE Mayhem in Manchester
as Blackjack Bradshaw1997 WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
as Blackjack Bradshaw1997 WWE Survivor Series 1997
as Blackjack Bradshaw1997 WWE WrestleMania 13
as Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw1996 WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games
as Guest??? The Warrior's Husband

TV Shows/Series with John Layfield as Actor(16)

as JBL2022 WWE Rivals
as JBL2021 Biography: WWE Legends
as JBL2020 Ruthless Aggression
as JBL2020 Undertaker: The Last Ride
as JBL2019 WWE Backstage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2019 Dark Side of the Ring
2018 WWE Untold
as himself2015 Legends with JBL
2014 WWE Rivalries
as Bradshaw2001 WWE Tough Enough
as John "Bradshaw" Layfield1999 WWE SmackDown
as Bradshaw1999 WWE SmackDown
as John "Bradshaw" Layfield1993 WWE Raw
as Justin Bradshaw1993 WWE Raw
as Blackjack Bradshaw1993 WWE Raw
as Bradshaw1993 WWE Raw

Full Name: John Layfield
Born: Tuesday, 11/29 1966 (November) in Sweetwater, Texas (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 57 years + 149 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Sweetwater High School, Abilene Christian University
Spouses (current/former): Meredith Whitney
Other names for John Layfield (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"JBL"
"Bad Santa" (Pseudonym)
"Blackjack Bradshaw" (Pseudonym)
"Death Mask" (Pseudonym)
"John "Bradshaw"
"Layfield"
"Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw"
"Johnny Hawk" (Pseudonym)
"Justin Bradshaw" (Pseudonym)
"Bradshaw 1"
"John Bradshaw Layfield" (Pseudonym)
"John Charles Layfield"
"Vampiro Americano" (Pseudonym)
John Layfield frequently works together with these people:
Vince McMahon (173x, Crew)
Paul Michael Lévesque (92x, Actor)
Mark Calaway (88x, Actor)
Adam Copeland (80x, Actor)
Kevin Dunn (77x, Crew)
Glenn Jacobs (74x, Actor)
John Cena (63x, Actor)
Paul Wight (59x, Actor)
Kurt Angle (57x, Actor)
Chris Irvine (55x, Actor)
Matthew Hardy (52x, Actor)
Mick Foley (18x, Actor)
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